How early preparations have helped one emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic
Forward triage enables nurses to prevent unnecessary admissions and cross contamination
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Fund set up for families of Filipino NHS workers lost in pandemic
Target of £20,000 to help Philippines families of staff who die from COVID-19
29 May 2020
Money worries, stress and inadequate breaks common among nurses in Wales – survey
Public Health Wales poll prompts calls for greater investment in staff well-being
28 May 2020
General practice nursing: QNI sets standards for new staff
Queen’s Nursing Institute says they will act as a guide for nurses and employers
28 May 2020
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COVID-19: PPE harder to access for BAME nurses
RCN survey uncovers stark inequalities in provision of personal protective equipment
28 May 2020
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COVID-19: nurse and doctor marry in ‘surreal’ wedding at their workplace
Couple tie the knot in hospital chapel after wedding plans were scuppered by the pandemic
27 May 2020
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Skincare advice for nurses during COVID-19 pandemic
Guidance on dealing with the ravages of extra handwashing and PPE use
26 May 2020
Evidence and Practice
The provision of emergency healthcare for women who experience intimate partner...
Strategies to address knowledge deficits and negative attitudes
26 May 2020
Exploring medicines reconciliation in the emergency assessment unit: staff perceptions...
Why you should read this article: • To recognise why timely medicines reconciliation is...
12 May 2020
Managing the needs of frequent attenders of urgent care services
A case management approach of a new frequent service user manager service
21 Apr 2020
Barriers to effective nurse-patient communication in the emergency department
Identifying what emergency nurses perceive as barriers to nurse-patient communication
14 Apr 2020
Charcot’s foot: a clinical update for emergency nurses
Emergency nurses in the UK have an important role in recognising patients with this condition
07 Apr 2020
Rhabdomyolysis: a case-based critical reflection on its causes and diagnosis
Rhabdomyolysis is a complex condition that can have traumatic and non-traumatic causes
24 Mar 2020
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COVID-19: remembering the nursing staff who have lost their lives
Colleagues and families pay tribute to nursing professionals who have died across the UK
29 May 2020
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How early preparations have helped one emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic
Forward triage enables nurses to prevent unnecessary admissions and cross contamination
20 May 2020
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How to use your COVID-19 experience for reflective practice
Amid the upheaval of the pandemic, nurses can use reflection to process their experiences
12 May 2020
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COVID-19: how nurses can facilitate advance care planning
Conversations about end of life care are important for the patient and those close to them
13 Apr 2020
Sepsis care, vacancy rates, resus team: how a matron transformed her ED
Team has turned around an emergency department’s patient care and staff morale
10 Feb 2020
Meet one of the fastest improving emergency department services in the UK
With EDs under increasing pressure, one department has been singled out for its progress
02 Dec 2019
Opinion
Sepsis, infection and children: what is the message?
In the absence of a national paediatric early warning score, when you should screen in children
18 May 2020
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Less safe in lockdown: how nurses can help people facing an escalation of domestic...
Advice on spotting when someone is trapped in an abusive household, and what to do about it
28 May 2020
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COVID-19: essential training is still possible
How to use distance learning to keep skills developing and morale boosted
12 May 2020
Students
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COVID-19: how working at the Nightingale has changed my student experience
Two students describe their first weeks in the workplace, and what has helped them cope
15 May 2020
Mental health and adult nursing, plus the pace of emergency care – this role has it all
A dual-registration newly qualified nurse reflects on what she has learned in her first year
13 Sep 2019
The call you never want to get in emergency nursing
A newly qualified nurse describes the emotions and impact of a paediatric crash call
06 Sep 2019
Careers
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Fear and anxiety can infect teams, but you can harness this crisis to come out stronger
COVID-19 is putting nurses under extreme pressure, so here’s how to help colleagues cope
14 May 2020
I make clinical decisions at emergency incidents – and as a nurse I bring so much more
Pre-hospital emergency medicine consultant nurse Andy Thurgood on his challenging role
20 Feb 2020
How I make the emergency department less daunting for people with learning disabilities
Lauren Johnston describes her work in a pioneering nursing role
09 Jan 2020